A Discussion with Professor Lucian Dervan on the Urgent Need for Plea Bargain Reform

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Our guest is Professor Lucian Dervan, the founding Director of the Plea Bargaining Institute and a Professor of Law and Director of Criminal Justice Studies at Belmont University College of Law in Nashville, TN.  Professor Dervan is co-chair of the ABA's Criminal Justice Section Plea Bargaining Taskforce and co-author of the forthcoming book, "The Cost of Bargains: Reflections and Recommendations" from the Section's Plea Bargaining Task Force.

Read the Fourteen Principles and a Path Forward for Plea Bargaining Reform, by Lucian E. Dervan here

Read the ABA CJS Plea Bargaining Task Force Report here